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Serving the Municipalities of Central Saanich. North Saanich, the Town of Sidney, and the Gulf Islands

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SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C.

Wednesday, June 10, 1970

Subscriptions, in advance, year $4.00; Copy 10c

“Sidney Day” to be celebrated
on June 30 and July 1, is again |

us sponsored. by the Kinsmen. Club.’

- of Sidney, and a. varied program

Celebrations will commence on
: “the night of Tuesday, June 30,

with the Sidney Day Dance and.

“crowing. of Miss: “Mermaid at)

wee Sanscha Hall.”
“ Feature’ of>: the» ‘July | 1 ‘ate |
be the. annual

“Seafood Fiesta, and a. fine
of. seafoods: will. he
_ served by the Kinsmen at Tulista
oe. Park throughout the day. i
Sidney Lions will start the day
with their, annual Pancake

‘Breakfast at Tulista Park from 8

until bam.
the ‘Sidney Days Parade
_ promises to be one of the best in
~ Sidney's - history, Entries:

“and businessmen, including some

‘1 winning exhibits In, the Victoria:
Zntries close on’

: , Day Parade.
June, 22, and entry forms: are

have,
been coming in from local groups .

which they were judged for ‘po
modelled latest fashions, are, frot

available. at Sidney * Taxi, -Cor-

“and Carry and ‘Al's

“the: Lions’. Club annual

“Walkathon,. for which entry.
forms” may ‘be. “picked” up “at.
Roy’ Bo

Sidney Pharmacy,’ :

~ MOTORCYCLE ©
COUPLE HURT |

“A motorbike driver Brian
~ Parker, 736 Benvenuto and his”
passenger, Loulse : Nore.
“mandin, of the same address:
‘were taken to Rest Haven
Hospital on June 4 with minor
injuries. resulting from: an:
peeldent: at the junction. of

. Keating Cross Road and West: :
Saanich Road. a
Central Soanich police aay.
that the eyclist turned into the ©

pou

nde of a trick driven by
“Richard Farry of Saanichton,

There a. no charges. |

a Chevron Service or, r Sidney Super
“nish's Book: Store, Sidney Cash.
s Barbershop. ~
one of the main events at noon

Foods. | ‘Sponsors | are urged’ to.
~ support the walkers with pledges

for the nine-mile event: Proceeds

are to go to the Centennial Pool
project. : us .

“The: afternoon’ program. will
‘include a’ senior ladies softball
| tournament, the awards to be

made ‘at. Tulista Park. Kiddies

races and games at the Park will’

again. be featured,
: Other

formance offshore by. the Vie-

toria Aqua Ski Club, with trick:

jumping and surfboarding: high
speed slalom runs, kites, barefoot
skiing and parasailing, in which
the skier soars to heights up to
500 feet

“Bingo during the afternoon will

| offer sedentary amusement, and

other forms of entertainment are
being sought by Kinsmen to make

the day long to be remembered
by the people of Sidney as well as

‘visitors, | sage

attractions. at ‘Tulista
Park include: a. two-hour per- |

lanners
ver-ruled

| Chairman of long range

-planning’ committee, Ald,

Herb Perry fought a losing
battle with Sidney Council
this week over. authority

given. to his committee

members.

“What good is it if you:
give delegates authority
and then take away their |
_power,’’

remonstrated

Perry. when

Albert Yuen for. re-zoning

1 of. ‘land: beside ‘Marine:
at.

Park. “Apartments

Tsehum.~ Harbour _ for

further development. |

“Long-range planning com-

‘mittee which met last week, was.
recom-.
‘mendations on this application. on:
‘June 16,but in view of letters

‘received from Capital. ‘Regional.
Planning ° Board and engineers:
Willis, Cunliffe and Tait,- Council -
decided to turn down the Tezoning,

to.< come “up with |

“under

received,

against the’ motion.
Ald): Gardner. suggested. that

Ald: Perry. was merely. delaying,
action by: referring the matter .

‘hack to his. committee. |
“Mayor Stanley Dear com-

mented that Council did not have

the necessary. two-thirds

majority. to: approve, the ap.
plication and that he could see
lithe: point in. carrying it any

furthers |
Clerk Geoff: ‘Logan suggested
that as & matter of courtesy the

long-range committee “members :
be informed of Council's decision.

"VERY UPSETTING

: “This is very upsetting," stated |
Perry after the. meeting, -

Ald,
~. Continued on Page 3

Council
‘rejected the application of

: _| completing © the
aS program, : “Susan : has” already

con: |i
-| sideration: by his. committee: and.
“1 some solutions were in: ‘sight. “TE.
“} the developer does not agree with’
the stipulations,” said Perry,’
we can refuse the application.”
“Ald. Hugh Hollingworth agreed |
with Perry that ‘the Jong-range
‘committee had the right to
‘discuss the matter further,
In view. of the information: |
the: ‘applications for. |:
rezoning cannot be entertained at
this time,""’ moved. Ald. "Norma |
Sealey. ‘Council voted two for, two .

Susan Irving.

Sani ichton Post
For Top. Student

Of Uvic Grads

‘Top student. graduating from
the University - of! Victoria.

department of education: ‘this:
year is Susan Irving, daughter of

Mr. and Mrs, W.L. Irving, 1198
‘Marchant, “Brentwood, Who
received: the Maxwell ce
Cameron Memorial. medal:

-- Chosen from- 150. ‘students’
five- ~year.

finan i and art’ education.
at the. primary ; evel ‘and. will’
continue to teach at Saanichton ir in

Mayor Confident

On Go-Ahead »

Suh

For Sewers:

“Although no construction date
has been announced, Mayor Stan
Dear js confident that. Sidney's .
$500,000 sewer program will
proceed soon,

A letter received from Health

Minister Hugh: Loffmark: in-

dicates that the local project: is
being given high priority, Mayor.
Dear said Monday, °°:
Capital. Regional. District is
also ‘doing ali it. can’, and
Sidney Town {8 getting «co-

oper ation, said. the Mayor...

TWO CHARGES"
Charges of impaired: ariving
and Jack. of a? driving license
resulted in a fine of. $225. for.
Patrina Henry of Cole Bay Indian
Reserve in: Sidney, police court
“June 2

weed

percentage was 62.2.

48.6 per cent approval,
December.

: stations: ;
Yes

269
199

Saanichton
Keating.
Brentwood -
. Advance
Totals

‘specialists: -and:
‘citizens Serving.

presently. available ‘such’ ‘as

“could be: coordinated: by’ council,
the” ‘Committee, - or an:
“dependent. company to directly
-work at improving problem tanks.
and drainage fields." 20)
IMMEDIATE PLANS ©
‘The Cornmittee which actively

deal: with. ‘the - -present. health |
‘danger, expressing: certainty that
the citizens of, Central Saanich
will favorably respond to. such
advice. Oy

- Council at press time had made
no decision on future policy.

“The electors rejected’ ‘and
turned down the bylaw: cold, and’
by a very large majority,” said ©
Mayor A.M. Golbratth.

“Council is naturally very...
disappointed at the result,
because we feel strongly that we

evidently feel itis better to repair.
in a sewer," he remarked...

handling the pollution: problem,''

‘sald Mrs. Patricia Grove, an.

Of the 2,500 owner electors entitied to vote on the Central
_ Saanich sewer bylaw last Saturday, 71.8 per cent went to the
polls. When the earlier bylaw was rejected last December the

.. The bylaw needed 60 percent endorsement, but gained only
compared with 49 per cent in.

- Following are details of the vote at the: three. polling :

: ‘Total

69

“unemployed ‘university. and high
school .. students. whose © efforts

‘ine

‘worked to defeat the sewer. by- i representatives,’
law: recommended ‘that: im.
mediate: plans, be. formulated. to.

had the best plan. ‘The: people”
the faulty septic tanks than to put

“There are alternate ways of»

“Rejects”
530 12
ak | Sr ne 2

~ Spoils

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1,742, a5

OPO OS SOL OL OO Oe

BY BERT GREEN

Crushing defeat of the: Central Saanich sewer bylaw
last Saturday has been followed by an offer of full
cooperation’ on future action to combat the: ‘pollution
‘problem. from the ‘‘Save Central Saanich’’ committee
which favors ‘‘Green Beit’? sewage disposal. . a

_ In a- letter to council delivered Monday evening, ac
committee representative Dave Hancock said, ‘It was:
decided that our organization offer its full support to the |
people | of our Municipality.” in meeting tanks: the. im- vee

support of the rejected bylaw has.

issued the. following. ‘statement: .

Gh Pag srg Prec SO ele MOOD” ChFC OP OIE WF

- SPEC.

A - SIDNEY- NORTH
“SAANICH branch. of
(Society oh
Pollution”

= vironmental

it. " became’ a;

evident misleading:
- statements: were being circulated:
concerning the referendum. "A
‘people: deplored this: they felt it

“competence of “th

put. a® great burden: on’ ‘those.
whose ‘present. septic tanks: are:

_ inadequate, the Committee will:

continue. to press for action. in.
order that’an early. permanent
‘solution ia found to the current
health problem.”

An Integral part: of. the sewer.
plan. wag connection’ of. the.
proposed new hospital on Mount:

Newton Cross Road to fhe, trunk,

line... a

Ina. press release prior to tha:
referendum Health Minister.
‘Ralph’ Loffmark said) that. the:
hospital could not. function’

_ without a

‘newer system.

“WY MARY BACKLUND

notleed: at. four. aim. on: Wed:

nesday, June 9 completely.
destroyed the two-storey building

which comprised —
Gallano General

Walton's
atore, and

‘Burton ond Mathias Hardware -

store.
The building is owned by hal,
“Barnibrick, whore fon, runs a
freight service out: of the anime
building. '

AL four aun, on this day, Mrn.
Madge Murphy, of Galiano
Lidge, decided that it would be

cooler in the sitting room. of the -

- Yodge than her own room, She
was on her

Way to the stag

a. “rosin; when. she Baw. the’ great
A devastating fire, which was

flaines, and immediately went

and woke up daughter and gon-ine

law, Barvy and Patricia’ Smith,
Barry ran up there, and turied on

the fire siren, and just about that

time, the fire was notleed by Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Riddell,

. Riddells thought it was the gas
ntation, and telephoned Eddie
Bambrick, who, upon running ap
there nive, eaw hie awn husinage
In flames.

The siren awakened most of the
villagers, including lan Walton,
wi ali bunivd daw wy for ai
of them tq find that nothing could |
he saved.

Fred Robson brouglid the fire :

and. they
centrated: on the: treed nearby,
cand trying, to keep the fire from,

engine: down, |

apreading. It; was so hot that
sinal) trees near the gas station,

were singed, and for a little while.

if here had been. any kind of a

breeze, the whole villase would :
have been threatened,"

Some. of the poopie. were”
thinking that they may have: ta’.

evaenate bol ware not fan are of

“where to go, ag the gas statlon is

on one side of the village, and the

“big wlorage gas tanks on the.
; aidinas teak Waite quake: Teal auiae

for. awhile. However, there wag
not a breath of wind, and the fire
Waa kept ta the building.

CON

daughter: in-law,

Pegiy. Barnbriek,
Vancouver to operate the store
“there, ms

FLAMES DEVOUR GENERAL STORE BUILDING AT GALIANO

1934, when Mr, E.H. Bambrick
operated a store nearer the ferry

dock, and. when he died suddenly,
his son) and

in May of 1941,
Eddic.
oame

and
from

Trt yas3 Vary

the Jacks. and moved (6. the
present location, working hard lo
make improvemente and keep up

ofa ihe pel Gi agy iGanbilanily, .
averyone who knows. them,
holds this popular couple in,

the higheal esteem, They are an

bs

“There has been a Bambrick's
- Store in the village ever. since

adie and hie wile
“hourht the little enffen ehap fram

integral part of Gallano, and
have worked very hard both in.
their, store and In" community

—affaire:

An is, Bambrie ka sold out the |
procery business to Les: Walton,

who came from Victoria to run.

thia businews. Nig wite Dorothy,
worked alang with: him. sha is
how on an. extended holiday in:
Eenghond,
a Yact 1

year, the hardurqes

business on the. bottom storey
was’ fold olit, to Ming: Thelma
Mathias and Mr, and Mra, Hall.

burton, who ROW sen ReVveral:

“months af hard work all gone.

‘All of the residents of the south

end of Galiano were temporarily

iu

“tett: with | no store a but not tor.
“Tong... me
Ie

May ne Island merchants hogan
immediately to help, and the

Spanish Hills Store at north -
Galiano gotin extra supplied. The

. Was atatlon ab north Chaliana alae

(tot in more supplies, aadtad Cher.

Williams» at. “the! Montague .
Marina,
‘Now, Hank Knudson and»

Everett Whyte have purchased |
he" Old Burrill stare” from Alan.
Steward ot Mayne Ishind, and

will begin immediately to run’a >

general stove just afew hundred |

“yards from Sturdies Bay. dock,

pay ah ay

At the prosent ‘the neither Mr,
 Bambrigk,- Mr. Walton,” Miss
“Mathi as ot Mrs. ‘Burton are

willing: to say what plaris they
have They have. wll. suffered
heavy!) Jossea, both: with. the
business and all records, Their
pane will come later. Meuan-

while, ae the shambles. of the.
slorea still smolder, all are so.

Vily buTTy ial ouch a lorrivie
thing could happen on our
tranquil Island, No one will ever
forpot the Aorror of that fire.

Re Mt. Pi and Wire marshal are |

investigating. This in routine i
all fires of this nature,

“number "of. community-minded 5

op ‘After: expressing | appreciation:
of assistance, . financial’ and.
otherwise: contributed by” many :
concerned people,’ the’ statement |
--continues:.‘‘Because the delay in |.

having, the: sewers installed will,|:

; were | okpresséd. in: a “letter ‘to

: North Saanich> ‘council : ‘Monday

from. Lochside, Drive residents
Writing»: “behalf: of:

Lochside Drive, said that a ‘water .
engineer had advised: that with

‘development above it, the. wells
would almost’ certainly become.
polluted: also water levels could ©
be badly affected.

..Mentioning» that
“Waterworks. ig prepared. to ex

“the: highway’ work proceeding

the time todo no was now, “If the |

pipes. are not put In before It in,

‘ completed it would seem unlikely |
that water, would: come Our wa

for: yeara Oo
eS “SIDNEY: SERVICE
“The residents understand that:

. an ‘November | of Jat: year ‘the:

Bidney. utllity: was) prepared: to.

J extend Jits) waterline, but.waa.
unable to igo abead because there,

“was a question of North Saanich
supplying, water, ; :
Council resolved to | aform the

| residents “that the ‘question ‘ia:

under study in relation to future:

“planning, oo) oa

At present the Dean Park. area
of North Swanlch is. served: by.
Sidnoy Waterworks District, The
‘Bazan Bay area hag no supply.

Steps To Beach
Sidney Plan |

DA engi ohare 6 tan hare nada,

of: Frost. Avenue, would enhance |.
this beach area, Sidney Counell
agreed Monday with ite parks
committea,: se matter. will

“referred to the: provincial.
trovernment Vor. approval and

‘homeowners’. ‘ving ‘between "
McTavish Road. and Bazan. Bay...
“Road, Mrs, F. HY ‘Davies, 0055

“the new highway ‘and probable”

, “Sidney: ae

tend its: system: to: serve: them,»
Mrs, Davies pointed out that with |

walkway on Lochaide Drive, foot

fossihle aeoietance. SN ELAS ae